Warhammer 40K: Darktide Gets First Gameplay Reveal
Warhammer 40K: Darktide is the latest co-op horde action game from Vermintide and Vermintide 2 developer Fatshark. The upcoming game has seen multiple delays, as initially Darktide was set to release in 2021. However, due to development issues and constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was pushed to a September 2022 release date, something that Fatshark only revealed in April. Confusingly, the new date was announced on April 1, causing quite the confusion among Darktide's fan base.
With Darktide's release date approaching, Fatshark has begun to roll out more trailers and teases for the game. Darktide's story trailer gave fans a closer look into the Chaos-infested Hiveworld of Warhammer 40K that the players will have to fight through, with extra «Vox Transmissions» giving new details on the game's lore piece by piece. A magazine interview with Fatshark also revealed that there will be a new class coming to Darktide, as well as how the game will implement some live-service elements. Now, fans have gotten a proper look at Darktide gameplay, something they've been wanting for a while.
Warhammer 40K: Darktide Story Trailer Reveals New Enemies
The new Darktide trailer only runs about two minutes long, but that is enough for fans to get a general sense of how the game and new missions will work. What might be the most obvious change from Fatshark's previous Warhammer horde game Vermintide is that the missions follow a more complex structure than just having the players go to a certain place and wipe out enemies or caputre and destroy certain objectives. It seems that puzzles and minigames will feature in Darktide, using the advanced technology of Warhammer 40K to give players something to do besides killing Chaos
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